ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Values Teachers awarded their November Teacher Excellence Award to Sycamore Elementary School second-grade teacher Patricia Dorgan, in Vail School District. Dorgan has taught at Sycamore since the school opened 17 years ago, according to a news release.
“It is no wonder all her kiddos love her,†said parent Peniel Macias, who nominated Dorgan for the award. “She leaves a lifelong impact on her tiny learners.â€
Dorgan is responsible for the school’s monthly Family Reading Night, the Community Service Club and student book clubs, the new release said.
Every month, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Values Teachers selects a Southern ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ teacher as the Teacher Excellence Award recipient to receive $250 from the Helios Education Foundation, a $100 gift card for classroom materials, as well as school supplies.
To nominate a teacher go to .
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Volunteers gathered at Davis Bilingual Elementary Magnet School on Saturday, Dec. 7, for a tree-planting event as part of the new conserve reduced emissions fuel program.
Circle K launched the program “to give back to the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ community during the holiday season,†a news release said. The company partnered with local nonprofits Trees for ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ and ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Clean and Beautiful to plant in areas where there are low tree counts.
“The Circle K Conserve program offers ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans an excellent opportunity to help better our community,†said Katie Gannon, executive director of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Clean and Beautiful.
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